Powell v. St John Hospital

A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, Karen Powell, in this wrongful death action. Defendant St. John Hospital appeals as of right the trial court order granting its motion for remittitur and denying its motion for a new trial. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Plaintiff, as personal representative of the estate of her son, Gary Tomic, brought this action on the basis of defendant’s alleged malpractice in treating Tomic. Powell alleged that Tomic died because defendant’s staff failed to timely diagnose and properly treat a perforation in his colon.

Tomic was hospitalized at St.…